Nantahala Noon Day IPA

Brewed by Nantahala Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Bryson City, North Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Draft @ Hickory Hops 2011, Hickory, NC. Pours a slightly hazy pale orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy piney grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor with piney hints. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit and piney finish.

Date: April 17, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops
Appearance: hazy orange, fine off white head, lots of lace
Aroma: sweet citrus aroma, floral hops, lots of sweetness
Flavor: light sweet crystal malt flavor, plenty of balancing hops, growing bitterness, lingering bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

on tap @GABF-pours a rich offwhite head with slightly hazy yellow color. Aroma is earthy fruit/resin, secondary light malt. Taste is dank.earthy fruit/resin hops, secondary light/medium malt.

Damn fine fruity nose, hints of pale malts, a touch of caramel perhaps, lots of citrus and floral hops, pine. Solid hop aroma. Yes. Pours golden, nice head and lace. The flavor is nice and quenching burst of citrus, pine, and floral hops. Light malt base provides just a bit of sweetness and a little balance. Mostly bright and engaging with hops. Love the lower ABV. Drank the whole growler and felt great the next day. Good shit here!

Draft at the brewpub. Nicely inviting orange-yellow pour, somewhat opaque and cloudy. Drinks with a sharply acidic bite, and a bitter orange finish. Quite quenching and drinkable. (#4323, 10/6/2011)

Slightly cloudy gold, decent head. Nice hoppy aroma - lots of citrus and some other fruity notes. Flavor si pretty much what you’d expect, given the aroma - grapefruit and other citrus flavors, with maybe a touch of brown sugar. Very tasty. Brewgrass 2010.

Appearance: Lightly hazed, golden-yellow body with a sustained, just barely off-white head fed by some streaks of sustained carbonation. Smell: Citrusy, fruity grapefruit aroma, growing a bit as it warms, and paired with pine resins and lightly floral hints. Yeah, you’ve got some malt accents of pale malted barley and honey, but, predominately, it’s a hoppy nose. Taste: Pale malts with hints of honey and a flash of sweetness, then, resinous pine, white grapefruit lending plenty of pith and a slight citric quality. Moderately bitter. Meager malty rebound gives a bit more honey and golden syrup. Drying, bitter finish with a lingering resinous flavor in the mouth. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Slight discernible oiliness to the mouthfeel. Drinkability: A good, no-nonsense, punchy IPA.

Orange pour with watery white head. Huge sweet caramel malt aroma, resiny hops, and a citrus kicker. Sweet malt resiny/perfumy hops with a very nice bitter finish. Nice balance. Medium full bodied but just a tad fizzy. A very nice beer.

Thanks, Lee! Man, this was one awesome session IPA from the Bryson City posse. Bright orange pour with a moderate cloudiness to it that just screamed fresh as hell. Huge floral bouquet with bittering notes and a streak of malt to measure. But the huge, bright, fruitiness is what really dominates this beer, and that’s all to the good. Loved it.

Growler at Pre Sex. Thanks lady. Pours a clean translucent yellow with one finger of white head. Nose is super hoppy with lots of citrus and green hop character, leafy and resinous. Flavor is rich and resinous with some garlic and citrus rind, oily. Palate is dry and resinous. Very nice IPA.